霹雳怡保培南独立中学 SM POI LAM (SUWA) IPOH SECOND MONTHLY TEST 2021 English Language Paper 1 DATE: 04 August 2021 TIME : 1115-1235 (1 hour 20 minutes) NAME：______________________ REG NO: _________________ CLASS：S2REN / S2ZHO INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES This subject comprises of Paper 1 (50%) and Paper 2 (50%) Paper1 consists of 1 section: Section A : Essay Writing (35%). Section B : Summary Writing (15%) Your composition will be assessed on content, grammar, organization, spelling and punctuation. Write the question number or the topic you have chosen at the top of your answer sheet. Do Not Turn This Page Until You Are Told To Do So __________________________________________________________________________________ This paper consists of 3 printed pages include cover page Prepared by: Checked by: Suevin Annie Lim …………………………… ……………………………… Survinderjeet Kaur Annie Lim 1
Section A : Essay Writing (35%) Write a composition of not fewer than 350 words on ONE (1) of the following topics. 1. Why are snatch thefts on the rise and how do they affect our life? 2. Is buying a lottery ticket a good idea? 3. Causes and Effects of the Popularity of Fast Food Restaurants. 4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Home Tuition. 5. Which methods are most effective at reducing bullying in schools? Section B : Summary Writing (15%) Read the following passage carefully, and then summarize it in continuous writing (not in note form) in not more than 150 words. Write a summary on : ▪ What you saw and heard from the time the stewards summoned you from your cabin to the time you saw the ship sink ▪ How the passengers behaved and reacted to the disaster On 14th April 1912, the Titanic sailed speedily despite bad weather and warning of iceberg. Most passengers were unaware when she had to swing its bows away from the iceberg which was spotted late by a look-out. Realizing that the damage was severe, Captain Smith went to the radio-room where the two Marconi men Jack Philips and Harold Bride were now on stand-by, to tell them that the ship had struck and iceberg and wished them to be ready to send out a distress call. By the time he had regained the bridge, it was obvious that the Titanic was slowly sinking. The berg had ripped a jagged gash along the liner’s starboard bow for one-third of her length and the ice-cold Atlantic water was pouring in. Meanwhile, the Titanic stewards were going from cabin to cabin, tapping on the doors and almost apologetically asking the occupants to put on warm clothing and go to their boat stations, taking their life-belts with them. Still unaware of the seriousness of the situation, most of the passengers did as they were asked although some refused to leave the warmth of their cabins merely for an unexpected and very inconsiderate drill. The boats were swung out and the order was passed: “Women and children only”. At first there was great reluctance to leave the ship for she seemed so safe, so permanent, compared to the frail-looking boats. Everyone was behaving in a calm, almost detached manner. There was none of the panic which was to cause loss of life in other ships under similar circumstances. At last the boats began to be loaded and then slowly lowered, but not actually dropped into the sea. This was because Captain Smith had been told of the replies to his distress signal, especially that from the Carpathia which had stated that she was only 60 miles away and would be with them within four hours. But the captain soon realized that his ship was sinking lower with every passing minute, and as her bows went deeper and her stem rose from the water, it would be more difficult to lower the boats. Some were still only halffilled, many women refusing to leave their husband. As the boats splashed down, the strains of “Nearly my God to Thee” drifted into the night from a group of the ship’s musician who had gathered on deck with their instruments. Some of the male passengers joined in the singing, others 2
stared over the ship’s side for a last lingering look at the faces of their loved ones before they became indistinguishable in the darkness. The crew of the boats mainly stewards and stokers, for every officer and nearly every seaman stayed on board to help those who remained. Two hours after the liner had been struck Captain Smith ordered ‘Abandon Ship! Everyman for himself!’ he remained on his bridge and was never seen again. Those in the lifeboats looked back at the sinking liner. The ship nearly a sixth of a mile long with four towering funnels and still brilliant with light that gleamed from portholes and saloons, was now down by the bows and sinking slowly but discernibly. The angle became wider as her stern lifted, then she tilted to attain an almost vertically upright position and remained thus, motionless. As she swung all her lights were suddenly extinguished and there came deep rumble as tons of machinery broke loose and fell towards the bows. Then, the great liner slid forwards and down the waters closing over her like a shroud. 3
